[Maypole] [OT] Class::DBI / DBIx::ContextualFetch problem while installing Maypole

Dave Howorth dhoworth@mrc-lmb.cam.ac.uk
Thu, 13 Jan 2005 15:15:46 +0000


Perrin Harkins wrote:
> Marcello wrote:
>> I'm wondering if I'll have to manually copy the module into the 
>> library directories, or if someone out there has found a better 
>> solution...
> 
> You can always run "make install" even if "make test" fails.  Even in 
> the CPAN shell you can force install.  That won't make the problems go 
> away though, unless they are just problems in the test suite itself.

What I tend to do in similar situations is to edit the test so it 
passes, given my understanding of the problem. That way at least it 
validates my understanding of the problem to some degree.

Cheers, Dave